#193: Christina Tsai, Head of Research and Development - Thryve Gut Health

In this episode you will learn:

The top three most important gut bacteria

What genetics influence what bacteria grow in the microbiome

And a surprising way to increase gut bacteria diversity

Meet this week’s guest: Christina Tsai, PhD

Christina Tsai is the head of research and development at Thryve. She earned a Ph.D in Biological Chemistry from Texas A&M University, and a post-doctoral fellowship in Bioengineering from Stanford University. Before joining Thryve she was the co-founder and Chief Science Officer of a company called Epibiome. At Thryve she develops microbiome profiling tests, and formulated Thryve’s probiotic blends.

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